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Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women—though many women don’t recognize the signs of heart attack. Why? They’re looking for the wrong symptoms.
Men and women experience heart attacks differently. That feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest? It’s typical to men, not women—though it does happen to some women, it doesn’t happen to all. So, without the expected chest pain, women may experience other more subtle symptoms, and instead chalk them up to acid reflux or the flu—never guessing they’re having a heart attack.
The most common heart attack symptoms in women are actually shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting, and back or jaw pain. Here’s a full list:
Learn the symptoms of heart attacks in women, and you just may save your life or the life of someone you love.
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